walleye

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wall·eye / ˈwôlˌ ī/ • n. 1. an eye with a streaked or opaque white iris. ∎  an eye squinting outward. 2. a North American pikeperch (Stizostedion vitreum) with large, opaque silvery eyes. It is a commercially valuable food fish and a popular sporting fish.DERIVATIVES: wall·eyed adj.

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walleye

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walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) See PERCIDAE.

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Stizostedion vitreum

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Stizostedion vitreum (walleye) See PERCIDAE.

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